Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more

On the 23rd May a planning application was passed for a development of 61 houses in Llandovery, there was considerable opposition, one o...

It's that time of year again when the council tells us that we are healthier, wealthier and wiser through the endless pages of the A...

As Cneifiwr reported  earlier in the week, Welsh Minister Carl Sargeant has refused to call-in the 289 home development in Penybanc, do...

The article in the Western Mail about senior council officers' pay, which, as you saw from my last post, starred  Carmarthenshire Co...

Today's Wales on Sunday reports on the '56 Welsh Council employees taking home six figure salaries'  . Carmarthenshire Cou...

Further to A vexatious request? (May 3rd), and just in case anyone is still following the lengthy saga of my Freedom of Information req...

Update; BBC article which includes a bit about me;  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-22529784 I have also recorded a pi...

The annual Town Hall Rich list was published today by the Taxpayers' Alliance. Carmarthenshire earns a special mention as having tw...

Update 7th May The ICO have informed me that I have no other option other than to go through the complaint procedure yet again, so I ha...

A couple of weeks ago the Llanelli Reds, the town's troubled 114 year old football club was wound up by the high court over tax debt...

Barnet council claimed a very hollow victory yesterday when the judgement was handed down concerning a Judicial Review application agai...

In light of recent statements issued by the Chief Executive and also Carmarthenshire Council press office, including those made last wee...

The Executive Board meets on Monday to consider objections to the 'disposal' of four small areas of land (Agenda Item 2) These w...

An interesting decision was made today by the First Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) which overturned on appeal, a refusal by Carmarth...

Caerphilly Council is back in the news today with a vote of no confidence in the Council Leader. The row has arisen following the Wales ...

Sharp-eyed residents have again (see 'Ivor goes to vote' )  snapped County Councillor for Llandovery, Ivor Jackson parked in on...

Aside from the politics of it all, the lesson here for Council Leaders is that if you repeatedly and publicly call for an Inquiry, its ...

The Carmarthen Journal has let us know that that other great coalition, the long running Lab/Independent alliance of Carmarthenshire wil...

Item 13 on tomorrow's full council agenda is 'Webcasting of council meetings' which, if approved, will mean that the first ...

A week last Thursday, planning permission was granted for the new 'superschool' in Ffairfach, Llandeilo...in fact nets were bein...

You will be aware from this blog and Y Cneifiwr's, that the council propaganda rag, the Carmarthenshire News is not universally popu...